“The soul of the ’60s but with the playability and reliability modern musicians expect”: Silvertone revives “one of the most recognizable guitar models in rock history” – favored by Chris Isaak and Elvis Costello – for the first time in decades

Silvertone reissued 1446 semi-hollow electric.

NAMM 2026: Silvertone, a brand with its roots in the beginnings of affordable electrified guitar playing, has revived its 1446 semi-hollow electric, one it humbly calls “one of the most recognizable guitar models in rock history.”

Chris Isaak, Elvis Costello, and Chicago blues stalwart Hubert Sumlin are just three high-profile players to have had love affairs with the semi-hollow, and here it returns, for the first time in decades, with “every detail that made the original a legend,” and some choice, modern-minded thoughtfulness.